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Index Facelift (automotive)

An automotive facelift, also known as mid-generational refresh, minor model change, minor model update, or life cycle impulse, comprises changes to a vehicle's styling during its production run including, to highly variable degree, new sheetmetal, interior design elements or mechanical changes, allowing a carmaker to freshen a model without a complete redesign.[1]

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  1. 38 relations: Alfred P. Sloan, Automotive design, Automotive industry, Automotive lighting, BMW, Bumper (car), Car, Car platform, Car suspension, CarsGuide, Center console (automobile), Citroën, Dashboard, DS Automobiles, Fascia (car), Fiat Multipla, Ford Australia, Ford Falcon, Ford Falcon (FG X), Ford Falcon (FG), Ford Five Hundred, Ford Model T, Ford Motor Company, Ford Taurus (fifth generation), General Motors, Grille (car), Headlamp, Holden, Holden Commodore, Holden Commodore (VE), Holden Commodore (VF), Internal combustion engine, Mazda6 (third generation), Model year, Nameplate, Planned obsolescence, Toyota Vitz, Transmission (mechanical device).

  2. Automotive design

Alfred P. Sloan

Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. (May 23, 1875February 17, 1966) was an American business executive in the automotive industry.

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Automotive design

Automotive design is the process of developing the appearance (and to some extent the ergonomics) of motor vehicles, including automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, coaches, and vans.

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Automotive industry

The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles.

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Automotive lighting

A motor vehicle has lighting and signaling devices mounted to or integrated into its front, rear, sides, and, in some cases, top.

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BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

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Bumper (car)

A bumper is a structure attached to or integrated with the front and rear ends of a motor vehicle, to absorb impact in a minor collision, ideally minimizing repair costs.

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Car

A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels.

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Car platform

A car platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components, over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of cars, often from different, but somewhat related, marques.

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Car suspension

Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.

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CarsGuide

CarsGuide is an online marketplace and content platform based in Sydney, Australia.

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Center console (automobile)

The center console (American English) or centre console in an automobile consists of the control-bearing surfaces in the center of the front of the vehicle interior.

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Citroën

CitroënThe double-dot diacritic over the 'e' is a diaeresis (tréma) indicating the two vowels are sounded separately, and not as a diphthong.

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Dashboard

A dashboard (also called dash, instrument panel or IP, or fascia) is a control panel set within the central console of a vehicle, boat, or cockpit of an aircraft or spacecraft.

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DS Automobiles

DS Automobiles is a French luxury-premium marque created in 2009.

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Fascia (car)

Fascia is a term used in the automotive world that refers to the decorative panels of a car's dashboard or the dashboard assembly.

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Fiat Multipla

The Fiat Multipla (Type 186) is a six-seater car produced by Italian automaker Fiat from 1998 to 2010.

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Ford Australia

Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (known by its trading name Ford Australia) is the Australian subsidiary of United States-based automaker Ford Motor Company.

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Ford Falcon

The Ford Falcon is an automobile nameplate by Ford that applied to several vehicles worldwide.

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Ford Falcon (FG X)

The Ford Falcon (FG X) is a full-size car that was produced by Ford Australia.

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Ford Falcon (FG)

The Ford Falcon (FG) is a full-sized car that was produced by Ford Australia from 2008 to 2014.

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Ford Five Hundred

The Ford Five Hundred is a four-door, five-passenger, front-engine, front- or all-wheel drive, full-size, high-roof sedan manufactured and marketed in North America by Ford in a single generation for model years 2005-2007. It was a direct byproduct of Ford's 1999 acquisition of Volvo Cars; a strong market shift in automotive tastes away from sedans to minivans and SUV/CUVs — and a concerted effort by Ford to rethink the traditional sedan/wagon formula.

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Ford Model T

The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.

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Ford Taurus (fifth generation)

The fifth generation Ford Taurus is a front- or all-wheel drive, five passenger sedan, manufactured and marketed by Ford for model years (MY) 2008-2009.

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General Motors

General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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Grille (car)

In automotive engineering, a grille covers an opening in the body of a vehicle to allow air to enter or exit.

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Headlamp

A headlamp is a lamp attached to the front of a vehicle to illuminate the road ahead.

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Holden

Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors.

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Holden Commodore

The Holden Commodore is a series of automobiles that were sold by former Australian manufacturer Holden from 1978 to 2020.

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Holden Commodore (VE)

The Holden Commodore (VE) is a full-size car that was manufactured by Holden, an Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 2006 to 2013.

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Holden Commodore (VF)

The Holden Commodore (VF) is a full-size car that was produced by Holden between June 2013 and October 2017.

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Internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.

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Mazda6 (third generation)

The Mazda6 (GJ/GL) is the third and current generation of the Mazda6.

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Model year

The model year (sometimes abbreviated as MY) is a method of describing the version of a product which has been produced over multiple years.

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Nameplate

A nameplate identifies and displays a person or product's name.

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Planned obsolescence

In economics and industrial design, planned obsolescence (also called built-in obsolescence or premature obsolescence) is the concept of policies planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life or a purposely frail design, so that it becomes obsolete after a certain predetermined period of time upon which it decrementally functions or suddenly ceases to function, or might be perceived as unfashionable.

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Toyota Vitz

The is a subcompact car produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota from 1999 to 2019 in a three- or five-door hatchback body styles.

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Transmission (mechanical device)

A transmission (also called a gearbox) is a mechanical device which uses a gear set—two or more gears working together—to change the speed, direction of rotation, or torque multiplication/reduction in a machine.

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See also

Automotive design

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facelift_(automotive)

Also known as Facelift (automobile), Facelift (car), Facelift (cars), Full Model Change, Life Cycle Impulse, Lifecycle Impulse, Model change, Restyling.